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The Who - The Kids Are Alright (First U.S Pressing Needledrop)(Jgstr6969)

Track listing:
Volume 1
  1. My Generation 4:31
  2. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere 2:01
  3. Happy Jack 2:13
  4. Young Man Blues 4:19
  5. I Can See For Miles 3:23
  6. I Can't Explain 3:55
Volume 2
  1. Baba O'riley 5:29
  2. Long Live Rock 2:50
  3. Magic Bus 5:52
  4. My Wife 6:02
Volume 3
  1. A Quick One, While He's Away 7:32
  2. Tommy Can You Hear Me? 1:48
  3. Sparks 2:59
  4. Pinball Wizard 2:48
  5. See Me, Feel Me 5:25
Volume 4
  1. Join Together 9:53
  2. Won't Get Fooled Again 9:49

Notes


Label: MCA MCA211005

Released 24 June 1979
Recorded 1965–1979

Producer John Entwistle, Cy Langston, various


Side one

1. "My Generation" (Pete Townshend) Credited as Recorded at The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour at CBS Studios, Los Angeles 9/15/67. In fact, only the vocals were recorded live at the show; the instrumental track was prerecorded specially for the show.
2. "I Can't Explain" (Townshend) Performance from Shindig!, 1965
3. "Happy Jack" (Townshend) Recorded at Leeds University, 2/14/70 (version later appeared on remastered versions of Live at Leeds)
4. "I Can See for Miles" (Townshend) Single mix with multi-tracked vocals split in each speaker. Credited as Recorded at The Smothers Brothers Show, 9/15/67
5. "Magic Bus" (Townshend) Mono single mix. Credited as Recorded at Beat-Club (German TV), 1968
6. "Long Live Rock" (Townshend) Recorded at Olympic Studios, 1972

Side two

7. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Roger Daltrey) Performance from Ready Steady Go!, 1965
8. "Young Man Blues" (Allison) Recorded at London Coliseum, 12/69
9. "My Wife" (John Entwistle) Recorded at Kilburn University, London, 12/77
10. "Baba O'Riley" (Townshend) Recorded at Shepperton Studios, London, 5/25/78

Side three

11. "A Quick One While He's Away" (Townshend) Taken from The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus film, recorded and filmed in December, 1968.
12. "Tommy, Can You Hear Me?" (Townshend) Recorded at IBC Studios, 1969 (Credited to Beat Club 1969)
13. "Sparks" (Townshend) Recorded at Woodstock Music and Art Fair, NY, 8/17/69
14. "Pinball Wizard" (Townshend) Recorded at Woodstock Festival, NY, 8/17/69
15. "See Me, Feel Me" (Townshend) Recorded at Woodstock Festival, NY, 8/17/69

Side four

16. "Join Together/Road Runner/My Generation Blues" (Medley) (Townshend/McDaniel) Recorded at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan on 12/6/75 (cut from early CD pressings)
17. "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Townshend) Recorded at Shepperton Studios, London, 5/25/78 - The version shown in the movie is actually the second take of the song.